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Wednesday, 21 March 2018

Week Three Finished - On to Week Four! #ChaBooCha

We've now finished three weeks of the challenge and are moving into the fourth week. How is everyone doing? Is your story still moving forward?

Sometimes, at this point in your writing, it can be beneficial to take a short break and do something completely different. Taking your mind off of your story, even for just a short while, can be a means to refreshing your muse. It's even better if that break includes doing something outdoors or something physical. Exercise releases endorphins in your body which help you feel good, and studies have shown that it also helps memory and the thinking process.

It is easy to get sidetracked completely at this stage of your writing. It's a simple thing to start to procrastinate or to lose momentum, so don't let your short break from writing last too long. Give yourself just enough time to boost your mental clarity and then get straight back into writing.

What sorts of things do you do to keep your creative juices flowing when you get into the later stages of your writing? Let us know in the comments.

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Give-away

Today's prize is a copy of "The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface" by Donald Maass. If you are already a signed-up member of the challenge, all you need to do to be entered to win this prize is to comment on this blog post. The winner will be selected by a random number generator by noon on March 31st and announced within 24 hours of the drawing.

My efforts took an unexpected turn. I put aside the one I was working on and developed a picture book into a chapter book for a special submission opportunity. It was so much fun! It wouldn't normally work for a chapter book because it's too short, but it was so fun to do something a little experimental.

I had a horrid cold and sinus infection that interfered with my plans but I continued to write daily. And I have made major changes to my series (book order, charcters, the universe and more) and this will help me porgress the story along after ChaBooCha is over.

Chapter Book Challenge

This is a challenge to write one chapter book in one month. The first one will be running in March 2012, and you can join in by the 1st of the month. There will be progressupdates, inspirational posts, and guest posts by published chapter book authorsand agents. There will even be some terrific prizes!

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